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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how long does the narrator let the water run to get it steaming?
(a) 2 minutes.
(b) 6 minutes.
(c) 3-4 minutes.
(d) 4-5 minutes.

2. How does the narrator stop the light from hitting the hole in his foot in Chapter 5?
(a) He uses a bandage.
(b) He uses a box.
(c) He uses the forefinger of his left hand.
(d) He uses the thumb of his right hand.

3. In Chapter 7, where does the narrator go to pray that Ursula has tired of her little game?
(a) The balcony.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) His laboratory.
(d) His parents’ room.

4. What types of trees line the side of the meadow at the Hempstock farm?
(a) Walnut.
(b) Pine.
(c) Oak.
(d) Hazel.

5. What does the narrator put on his foot after removing the worm?
(a) A Bandaid.
(b) An elastic bandage.
(c) Anti-bacterial cream.
(d) Sticking plaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lettie’s ocean implied to actually be?

2. What color suit does the narrator wear in the Prologue?

3. How far does the narrator pull out the worm from his foot before it resists?

4. Where does the narrator meet Lettie in Chapter 3?

5. How old is the narrator when he goes to Madame Tussauds wax museum?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator’s father do in Chapter 7 after the narrator refuses to eat or apologize to Ursula?

2. How does the narrator describe his seventh birthday party in Chapter 1?

3. What new job has the narrator's mother taken in Chapter 6?

4. How does the narrator describe Ursula when she first arrives?

5. From whom does the narrator receive a letter in Chapter 3? What is revealed in the letter?

6. What does the narrator’s sister do every night before bed?

7. What are narcissi and what are they named for?

8. Where does the narrator go while the police deal with the narrator’s father’s car and its contents in Chapter 2?

9. What does the narrator’s father do when he comes home from work in Chapter 7?

10. What does Mr. Wollery find in the garden in Chapter 3?

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